Supreme Court of Argentina

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The Supreme Court of Argentina is the country's highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting the constitution and serving as the final court of appeal in the Argentine legal system.

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Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Argentina
surface form: Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación
appliesToJurisdiction Argentina
appointedBy President of Argentina
appointmentsRequire Senate approval
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of Argentina
composition panel of judges
constitutionalBasis Article 108 of the Constitution of Argentina
country Argentina
dateEstablished 1863
decidesOn appeals from federal appellate courts
conflicts between federal government and provinces
constitutionality of laws
extraordinary appeals
federal constitutional questions
establishedBy Constitution of Argentina
governmentFunction adjudication of federal disputes
constitutional interpretation
final appellate review
judicial review
hasAuthorityOver federal courts of Argentina
provincial courts in federal matters
hasPower judicial review of executive acts
judicial review of legislative acts
headquarters Palacio de Justicia de la Nación
hearsCases in plenary sessions
interprets Constitution of Argentina
issues binding precedents for lower courts
jurisdiction Argentina
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalStatus independent branch of government
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
surface form: City of Buenos Aires
memberOf Judicial Branch of Argentina
surface form: Judiciary of Argentina
minimumNumberOfJudges 5
numberOfJudges 5
oversees federal judiciary of Argentina
positionInJudicialHierarchy highest court
regionServed Argentina
surface form: Argentine Republic
role constitutional court
court of cassation
final court of appeal
guardian of the constitution
shortName Corte Suprema
supervises lower federal courts of Argentina
typeOfCourt constitutional court
federal court

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Supreme Court of Argentina alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Argentina
this entity surface form: Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación
Government of Argentina highestCourt Supreme Court of Argentina
Buenos Aires isSeatOf Supreme Court of Argentina